CPJ Welcomes Newsroom And Human Rights Leaders To Board Of Directors

By Committee To Protect Journalists Photos: CPJ\YouTube Screenshots New York, March 12, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) announced on Thursday the addition of three pioneering leaders to its board of directors: Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC, barrister at Doughty Street Chambers, Graciela Mochkofsky, dean at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, and Julie Owono, executive director of Internet Sans Frontières. “I am proud to welcome three eminent leaders with trailblazing careers in journalism, strategic litigation, and freedom of expression as new board members,” said CPJ Chair Jacob Weisberg. “Their experience and unwavering commitment to press freedom and journalist safety worldwide will prove to be a tremendous asset to CPJ and, in turn, the journalists we serve.” Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC is a barrister, human rights lawyer, and international expert in media freedom who has acted in many landmark cases before the European Court of Human Rights, United Nations human rights mechanisms, and international tribunals. She is a Commissioner of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission and Ireland’s Special Rapporteur on Child Protection. Gallagher KC’s caseload includes leading the international legal teams for the bereaved family of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and publisher Jimmy Lai, imprisoned in Hong Kong. Graciela Mochkofsky...